Building a Model

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FlyWay is SwedeTrack System´s own solution to the urban public transportation problem

Once upon a time, we at SwedeTrack built a model of a small beam system, using the scale 1:72. It turned out to be far too small to be mobile, so it became a static model. Not that much fun to look at, so our present aim, among other things, is to build a mobile model, including as much mobility as possible. This has to be a spare-time project, so progress probably won´t be rapid. But we will document what we do, and what we plan to do, on this page. You are all invited to help us with ideas.

General considerations
A suitable scale and useable parts
Beams, poles and stops
Motors and propulsion
The Elevators
Controlling the model
Parameters for simulations

Once upon a time, we at SwedeTrack built a model of a small beam system, using the scale 1:72. It turned out to be far too small to be mobile, so it became a static model. Not that much fun to look at, so our present aim, among other things, is to build a mobile model, including as much mobility as possible. This has to be a spare-time project, so progress probably won´t be rapid. But we will document what we do, and what we plan to do, on this page. You are all invited to help us with ideas.		General considerations A suitable scale and useable parts Beams, poles and stops Motors and propulsion The Elevators Controlling the model Parameters for simulations

General considerations

Anybody who has built and played with model railways knows that these sets are more fun to play with, the larger they get. Our aim is not to "play" with the model, as much as to provide viewers with an idea what it will look like in real life. But the same rule applies; the larger the physical model is in scope, the better it serves it purpose of providing a picture of reality. Often, it has to mirror a real locality, such as a downtown section of the city. Our experience is that in such a case, the scale has to be kept small (between 1:200 and 1:100, and certainly not larger than our 1:72). Thus, this model cannot reasonably be expected to be mobile. For mobility demonstrations a larger-scale model has to be built. The small-scale model has to be built in sections, otherwise it cannot be moved between exhibition locations. These sections must be easy to join. For the bottom plates, this is no problem. For the beams, this is most easily accomplished by mounting detachable sections across the joints, as shown in the figure at right. If the beamcars in the model are not mobile, these detachable sections could look like in the figure below.

Anybody who has built and played with model railways knows that these sets are more fun to play with, the larger they get. Our aim is not to "play" with the model, as much as to provide viewers with an idea what it will look like in real life. But the same rule applies; the larger the physical model is in scope, the better it serves it purpose of providing a picture of reality. Often, it has to mirror a real locality, such as a downtown section of the city. Our experience is that in such a case, the scale has to be kept small (between 1:200 and 1:100, and certainly not larger than our 1:72). Thus, this model cannot reasonably be expected to be mobile. For mobility demonstrations a larger-scale model has to be built.

The small-scale model has to be built in sections, otherwise it cannot be moved between exhibition locations. These sections must be easy to join. For the bottom plates, this is no problem. For the beams, this is most easily accomplished by mounting detachable sections across the joints, as shown in the figure at right. If the beamcars in the model are not mobile, these detachable sections could look like in the figure below.

A suitable scale and useable parts

Beams, poles and stops

Motors and propulsion

The Elevators

Controlling the model

Parameters for simulations

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